Head Chef – Pop The Fun (Opening Sept/Oct 2026)
Location: Rural Australia
Employment Type: Full-Time
Start Date: Prior to Grand Opening (Sept/Oct 2026)
About the Role
Pop The Fun is searching for a passionate, creative, and delightfully quirky Head Chef to help shape our brand from day one. If you’re craving a meaningful role in an authentic, playful, and slightly chaotic hospitality concept, this is your moment.
You love bold ideas. You thrive under pressure. You believe food should be fun, memorable, and a little bit rebellious.
If that sounds like you—Oui Chef, you’re in the right place.
What You’ll Do
+Build the kitchen’s success from the ground up: layout, menu development, supplier relationships, and recipe cost-control systems.
+Lead, train, and inspire your team to deliver consistent, high-quality dishes aligned with our unique standards and SOPs.
+Ensure smooth kitchen operations with strict adherence to food safety and hygiene regulations. (HACCP)
+Collaborate with management to design and launch creative seasonal dishes.
+Stay on top of global culinary trends to bring fresh, unforgettable experiences to our guests.
Key Responsibilities
~Staff: Hiring, training, mentoring, elevating
~Stock: Ordering, budgeting, cost control
~Safety: Hygiene, hazard management, and maintaining our reputation
The kitchen is yours—experiment, innovate, and Pop the Fun into every plate.
Who You Are
A chef with personality, passion, and a spark of madness
Someone who loves being different and memorable
A creator who believes chicken and fairy floss can be friends
A leader who thrives in a fast-paced, playful environment
A builder excited to leave their mark on a brand from day one
A talented knife master
What we can help with
Find your accommodation
Support during your visa application and for all other enquires
Your application must answer following questions
Do you have previous experience as a Head Chef?
What is the best way to describe your right to work in Australia?
Are you ready for long term commitement?
Do you play board-games yourself? - No judgement if not, we can fix that.
Provide references contact details.
About Pop The Fun
Pop The Fun is a board-game hospitality venue created by French hospitality pros and game nerds. In Australia, this concept is rare—so we’re bringing something bold, joyful, and community-driven to rural Oz.
We exist for moments when
~Humans need humans
~Communities need a place to laugh, yell, and connect
~Tourists want a taste of rural quirkiness
~Brains need a little foolish stimulation
Our secret ingredients
A passionate team, community workshops, monthly events, team-building packages, and an incredible board-game library and retail corner.
Across Europe, the UK, the USA, and Canada, board-game venues are bustling hubs of joyful chaos—people yelling over unicorns, plotting kingdoms, and surrendering when comfort food arrives. We’re bringing that sweet chaos here.
At Pop The Fun, we believe people make the magic. That’s why we hire la crème de la crème—team members ready to play, grow, and spread the fun across Australia.
Pay: $75,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
